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Tuesday, December 6, 2016

More than Friends by Jody Holford Virtual Tour, Excerpt and Giveaway

What happens when the best friend you’re in love with

asks you to love him back, but only for pretend?

MORE THAN FRIENDS

Kendrick Place #1

Jody Holford

Releasing Dec 5th, 2016

Entangled BLISS

Owen
Burnett planned on a quiet, easygoing Christmas, hanging out with his best
friend and neighbor, Gabby Michaelson. So when his mom pressures him to come
home for the holidays, he tells a little white lie…that he’s spending the
holidays with his new girlfriend. But when his family shows up unexpectedly,
Owen pulls the best friend card and asks Gabby to play his fake girlfriend.

Gabby’s been hopelessly in
love with her best friend Owen for what feels like forever, but playing his
"fake" girlfriend when the entire boisterous Burnett clan visits is
easier said than done. The more she tries to deny the attraction between them,
the more obvious their chemistry becomes. But even though she's not the only
one feeling it, putting their friendship on the line is a risk she can’t take.

Excerpt

Gabby
groaned.

“How
could I tell my mom it wasn’t true? That I made something up to
stay home? I feel like a jerk, but I can’t tell her. Please,
Gabby.”

Shaking
her head, she began to pace again, her breath coming in short bursts.
“Please what? Pretend to be your girlfriend for a week? No one will
buy it. Half the time I’m not even sure you know I’m female.”

What?
Sure, he didn’t think
of her that way,
but he wasn’t blind. She was definitely female. It’s not like he
hadn’t noticed she had…breasts and curves and…damn, now he was
thinking of both those things. He stared down at the ground, suddenly
and uncomfortably aware of her…femininity more than ever before.

Even
without looking at her, he could picture the elegant curve of her
neck and the show of skin where her sweater hung loose, her gorgeous
hair that made him think of rich chocolate and her pretty face with
her endless, open smiles. Just because they were friends didn’t
mean he was completely oblivious. Looking up, he saw she’d turned
away, her hands gripping the counter.

He
might not have thought too much about it, but he could damn well see
she was a woman. And he didn’t need that knowledge or awareness
getting in the way. He watched the rise and fall of her back, and
then she turned and walked away from him. In the living room, she
took over his spot by the window, staring out at the inky black sky.
The stars were like little cutouts of light peeking in.

He
leaned against the arch separating the living room and kitchen. “Look
at me.” He waited until she did. “I know I’m asking a lot.
It’ll probably be awkward. My family is loud and messy. Messier
than you, if you can imagine.” She tried to scowl at him, but it
had no heat, and that felt like a small victory. “I know you hate
to lie and I hate asking you to. But you love Christmas and so do
they. I don’t want to wreck it for them. It’s not a big deal—a
few days with my family and no one will know otherwise. I’m asking
you to help me and in return, I…I’ll give you something I know
you’ve been wanting for a long time.”

Because
he was staring at her so intently, he saw the way her eyes darkened
and her chest flushed. Trying to avoid looking at her breasts, he
caught her gaze again. Owen walked across the room once more, the
scent of her shampoo catching him off-guard, kicking him in the gut
with the delicious sweetness of it. Like candy or gingerbread. Maybe
Christmas wasn’t so bad.

“What’s
that?” she whispered, folding her arms so one hand rested on her
biceps and the other rested against her mouth.

Closing
the distance between them, he reached out a hand and stroked her
hair. Her hands dropped to her sides. He trailed his finger down her
jaw to her chin and tilted her head up to meet his gaze. She really
did have gorgeous eyes. Knock-a-man-on-his-ass eyes that were
watching him, full of an emotion he couldn’t name.

He
smiled, bent his knees again, and then pinched her chin gently
between his thumb and forefinger. “My apartment.”

Jody
Holford is a multi-published author who has a soft spot for happily ever after.
So much so, she tattooed the words on her arm. She’s a mom and a wife, a friend,
sister, daughter, teacher, and book-lover. Her stories have a little bit of
heat and a lot of heart. And maybe, some swoon-worthy moments that will make
you smile.

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